GeekDad gets rugged with the Razor Dirt Scooter

Having looked at both ends of the scooter craze with the family and stunt models we round off our group test with something in the middle. The dirt scooter takes a lead from the petrol powered rides of recent years but strips out the engine and uses lightweight parts to create a self-powered off road machine.

I know it sounds like an odd setup but I was quickly won over by both the look and practicality of Razor's Phase Two Dirt Scooter.

First off it looks much more grownup and rugged than the usual diminutive "micro" scooter style. The tyres are inflatable rather than hard rubber, and their larger circumference makes it much less likely to jar when going up and down curbs and pavements.

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It also looks more like something the dad about town might have actually purchased for transport -- rather than borrowing his son's toy scooter. The kids seem to disagree though and think it should just be for their use, we'll see!

Our local park has a dirt track that is used by various groups to race and jump. A lot of younger park users try and use their scooters on this and usually come a cropper. We took the Dirt Scooter down and it ended up being such a success that we had a queue of kids eager to have their go at beating each other's times.

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The scooter itself isn't cheap at £249.99 but this does reflect the level of quality delivered in both materials and design. The deck (where you stand) is wider than a normal scooter at five inches and makes it easier to jump on and off as well as stay rooted to over jumps.

The wheels are big and super firm (80 PSI) and the main body is heavy duty die cast aluminium. It did pick up a few chips in the powder coated finish as we slung it around the track (and town) but this didn't detract from the rugged look.

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Weekdays I've taken to use it to get around town to meetings and the like. This is where I think the Dirt Scooter comes into its own. A slightly larger design makes it work better as a mode of transport, and can easily navigate the deteriorating pavements and roads of my home city.

I took me a while to pluck up the courage to use it, but once I got out I really didn't feel out of place or overly conspicuous.

Compared to walking I seem to get places in around a third of the time so it was well worth the effort.